by Maya Castro | Jun 20, 2024 | Food Policy, Successes & Celebrations
On Thursday, June 13th, SOFSA, in collaboration with Housing & Homeless Coalition, CNY Fair Housing, Food Bank of Central New York, Jubilee Homes, Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now, LeadSafeCNY Coalition, and the Central New York Community Foundation, hosted a...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Jan 31, 2024 | Food Policy, Successes & Celebrations
Moving into 2024, one of SOFSA’s policy priorities will continue to be universal free school meals. On Monday, January 29th 2024, SOFSA staff attended a statewide advocacy day with the Healthy School Meals for All Coalition in Albany. Co-led by Hunger Solutions...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Nov 6, 2023 | Events
On Saturday, October 28th, 2023, SOFSA hosted our first annual Food Justice Gathering at Plymouth Congregational Church in downtown Syracuse. The Gathering, and its theme of legacy, took inspiration from past food justice symposiums and events organized over the years...
by Camryn Corbett | Oct 16, 2023 | Food Policy
Policy-makers play a key role in uplifting our local food system so that it works for all people in Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Onondaga Nation. Through a survey, SOFSA asked this year’s election candidates about how they support a healthy Central New York food...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Aug 28, 2023 | Events
On Saturday, August 26th, 2023, SOFSA and community partner, Chellsea Jones of Sweet Venus Farm collaborated to host SOFSA’s first Urban Garden Tour. The Garden Tour took inspiration from neighborhood garden tours taking place in Syracuse and regionally, and...
